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Common Stock, par value $0.001	HEAR	Nasdaq Stock Market

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 12, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Turtle Beach Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Kelly Thompson as a director of the Company filling a vacancy on the Board. Ms. Thompson will serve as a member of the Board’s Compliance and Governance Committee.

Ms. Thompson is a respected retail leader with a unique blend of operational and functional capabilities. From 2017-2019 she was the COO of samsclub.com and member of the CEO’s Leadership Committee with responsibility for eCommerce Merchandising, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Supply Chain, Business Operations, a multi-billion dollar omni P&L and the CEO’s “Digital” Initiative. Prior to samsclub.com, Ms. Thompson spent 7 years as Chief Merchant of walmart.com and grew the business through product and category expansion, maximizing early phase omni channel programs, building new technology to scale growth, and developing a world class team of merchants accountable for category level P&Ls. Her ability to manage people and deliver results lead to additional oversight of Planning, Distribution, Marketplace, Pricing, Shipping and Services in addition to Merchandising. From 1997 to 2007 Ms. Thompson held various Merchandising roles at Gap, working her way from trainee to Divisional Merchandising Manager. Ms. Thompson holds a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of California San Diego.

In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Thompson will be entitled to receive a cash retainer pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy and options to purchase $50,000 in value of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and restricted Common Stock awards with a value of $50,000, pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended.

Additional information regarding Ms. Thompson’s appointment as a director is contained in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




			TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION

Date:	August 13, 2019	By:	/S/ JOHN T. HANSON
			John T. Hanson Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary